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- Winter in the Arctic - November 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- (L-R) Captain Nick Kish and Lt. John Ellis - October 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- A MATS DC-4 on departure from Frobisher Bay - October 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- A MATS DC-4 on arrival at Frobisher Bay - October 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- Eskimo men going to work for the day - October 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- The Eskimo summer village at Frobisher Bay - October 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- Lt. William Harvey standing 1 mile beyond the high tide mark with the Eskimo village in the background - September 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- The tanker USS Wacissa was aground on a large rock - September 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- The tide is in, just 12 hours after the previous photo - September 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- The tide is out. There was a 6,000 foot limit with a depth variation of between 25 and 50 feet - September 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- Eskimos ferrying Co A 973rd Engr. out to the USS General Hersey (arrow). We were left behind - September 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- The sea inlet with low mountains in the background - September 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- David E Morton standing by a jeep with the Eskimo village in the background - September 1952.
If the tide was in at this moment, the jeep would be under 25 feet of water.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- The tide is out a distance of 6,000 feet - September 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- A small waterfall where the river opened into the sea - September 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- A fresh grave in the Eskino graveyard - September 1952.
Bodies could not be buried deeper than six feet until midsummer because of the permafrost.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- An Eskimo graveyard at Frobisher Bay - September 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- Cpl Ted Hancox (RCAF) and my Eskimo patients - September 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- Eskimos eating blubber and murto (whaleskin) - August 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- Eskimos butchering the carcass of a white whale - August 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- A young Eskimo boy near a heater on the beach with a DUKW in the background - August 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- Captain Daily and a young Eskimo friend - August 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- The beach at Frobisher Bay with the Eskimo "tent city" in the distance - August 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- General view at Frobisher Bay - August 1952.
Courtesy David E Morton.
- Control tower and hangar at Frobisher Bay - August 1952.
Courtesy Don Gordon.
- This Cat was being offloaded from a C-54 - August 1952.
Courtesy Don Gordon.
- A Cat being offloaded from a C-54 - August 1952.
Courtesy Don Gordon.
- Military personnel unloading trash at the dump - August 1952.
The dogs were always there.
Courtesy Don Gordon.
- Don Gordon petting a dog at the dump - August 1952.
Courtesy Don Gordon.
- Husky dog at the dump - August 1952.
Courtesy Don Gordon.
- Husky dog at the dump - August 1952.
Courtesy Don Gordon.
- Assorted Eskimo carvings purchased while at Frobisher Bay - August 1952.
Courtesy Don Gordon.
- Don Gordon standing behind a "beached" LST - August 1952.
We beached during high tide for a day or two. When we were ready to depart, the tide had changed and we had to wait a copule of additional days before we managed to leave the area. It was over a mile to the ocean.
Courtesy Don Gordon.
- Don Gordon at his shop truck - August 1952.
This vehicle carried a power plant aceyatline welder, lathe, drill press and other machine tools and supplies.
Courtesy Don Gordon.
- Local Eskimo children "smoking" for the camera - August 1952.
Courtesy Don Gordon.
- Eskimo children playing on the beach area - August 1952.
Eskimo village in background (left).
Courtesy Don Gordon.
- Eskimo children gathered around a steam bath-house - August 1952.
I thought I was going to die the first time I used it, but I used it often after the initial visit.
Courtesy Don Gordon.
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